Carmen Burbano (@burbanocarmen) 's Twitter Profile
Carmen Burbano

@burbanocarmen

Director of the World Food Programmeโ€™s @SchoolMeals_ Division. Directora de la Divisiรณn de Alimentaciรณn Escolar del Programa Mundial de Alimentos de la ONU

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Thank you to President William Samoei Ruto, PhD and the #Kenya๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช government for generously hosting the 2nd School Meals Coalition Coalition Ministerial Taskforce meeting. Kenya is making massive strides to reach 10 million children with #SchoolMeals, and weโ€™re all behind you on this mission! ๐Ÿ‘

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The School Meals Coalition Coalition's taskforce has set 6 concrete priorities for #SchoolMeals on the trajectory towards the @G20org Alliance & the 2025 Global Ministerial in #Brazil. Your depth of expertise & leadership are sure to drive lasting change for our children & communities.

The <a href="/SchoolMeals_/">School Meals Coalition</a> Coalition's taskforce has set 6 concrete priorities for #SchoolMeals on the trajectory towards the @G20org Alliance &amp; the 2025 Global Ministerial in #Brazil.

Your depth of expertise &amp; leadership are sure to drive lasting change for our children &amp; communities.
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With 18 member governments, #Europe is a driving force in the School Meals Coalition Coalition. ย  Along with 55M children receiving #SchoolMeals domestically, European nations also provide technical & financial support to many governments worldwide to enhance & scale national programmes.

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As host of the Europe #SchoolMeals Summit, #Ukraine demonstrates remarkable leadership in advancing school nutrition.๐Ÿ‘ ย  Inspiring to see H.E. Olena Zelenska / ะžะปะตะฝะฐ ะ—ะตะปะตะฝััŒะบะฐ & government's efforts on the sustainable & resilient School Nutrition Reform since 2021 to support children & communities!

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๐Ÿ“ข ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ | In ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ#Ukraine, European leaders gathered to strengthen #SchoolMeals on the local, regional & global levels. ๐ŸŒŽ The summit featured rich discussions recognizing school meals as multi-sectoral investments to drive health, education, economic growth

๐Ÿ“ข ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜  |  In ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ#Ukraine, European leaders gathered to strengthen #SchoolMeals on the local, regional &amp; global levels.

๐ŸŒŽ The summit featured rich discussions recognizing school meals as multi-sectoral investments to drive health, education, economic growth
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Incredible seeing governments pledge to double #SchoolMeals reach to 150M children by 2030 at the @NoPovertyHunger #2030Sprints๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท. This commitment doubles down on the School Meals Coalition Coalition's goals. Together, we're determined to turn this vision into reality for our children.

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Congratulations to the Brazilian Presidency of the G20 South Africa under Lula for the launch of the Global Alliance Against Hunger & Poverty. Not only does @NoPovertyHunger accelerate progress towards the SDGs, it sets a remarkable new standard for international cooperation.

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Happy to attend โ€œThe School Meals Coalition: Status & Whatโ€™s Nextโ€ side event at the margins of the 2nd Regular Session of the World Food Programme Executive Board on priorities set for 2025-2026 including new initiative School Meals Impact Accelerator for 2025. #SchoolMeals #WFP

Happy to attend โ€œThe School Meals Coalition: Status &amp; Whatโ€™s Nextโ€ side event at the margins of the 2nd Regular Session of the <a href="/WFP/">World Food Programme</a> Executive Board on priorities set for 2025-2026 including  new initiative School Meals Impact Accelerator for 2025. #SchoolMeals #WFP
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Congratulations to Cambodia, the Philippines & South Korea for co-hosting the Southeast Asia School Meals Coalition Summit. Regional collaboration is vital for building resilient #SchoolMeals which can transform local food systems and protect children & communities from climate shocks.

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Joined ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท, ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ, ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท, and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช on the #SchoolMealsCoalition panel during the World Food Programme Executive Board. For over 20 years, the U.S. has led in delivering school meals, with 5.5B meals provided in 48 countries. By bringing in new partners we have the opportunity to reach millions more

Joined ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท, ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ, ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท, and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช on the #SchoolMealsCoalition panel during the <a href="/WFP/">World Food Programme</a> Executive Board. For over 20 years, the U.S. has led in delivering school meals, with 5.5B meals provided in 48 countries. By bringing in new partners we have the opportunity to reach millions more
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Un placer reunirnos con Kandya Obezo, Viceministra de Asuntos Multilaterales, Ministerio de Rel. Exteriores, Colombia, y su equipo, para seguir trabajando juntos en #AlimentaciรณnEscolar y #ProtecciรณnSocial, incl. en respuesta a desastres naturales, con WFP Espaรฑol y School Meals Coalition

France ONU Rome ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ (@franceonurome) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ร‰vรฉnement en marge du Conseil dโ€™administration du PAM (WFP in French) sur les progrรจs de la Coalition pour lโ€™alimentation scolaire School Meals Coalition . La ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท en est coprรฉsidente aux cรดtรฉs du ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท & de ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ. โžก๏ธ Lโ€™occasion de cรฉlรฉbrer les plus de 1๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ pays membres & dโ€™aborder les prioritรฉs 2025-2026

ร‰vรฉnement en marge du Conseil dโ€™administration du <a href="/WFP_FR/">PAM (WFP in French)</a> sur les progrรจs de la Coalition pour lโ€™alimentation scolaire <a href="/SchoolMeals_/">School Meals Coalition</a> . La ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท en est coprรฉsidente aux cรดtรฉs du ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท &amp; de ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ.

โžก๏ธ Lโ€™occasion de cรฉlรฉbrer les plus de 1๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ pays membres &amp; dโ€™aborder les prioritรฉs 2025-2026
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#SchoolMeals represent 70% of public food systemsโ€”transforming how this massive amount of meals are cooked can positively impact community health & the environment. Great seeing H.E. William Samoei Ruto, PhD๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช & The Rockefeller Foundation Dr. Rajiv J. Shah lead by example & prove partnerships are key!

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To put children first, we need national leadership to build strong, lasting #SchoolMeals: โœ”๏ธ 100+ govs in the School Meals Coalition Coalition embed meals in policies & budgets. โœ”๏ธ World Food Programme helped 50+ govs take charge & works with more to strengthen policies, funding & capacity. #ISMD2025

To put children first, we need national leadership to build strong, lasting #SchoolMeals:

โœ”๏ธ 100+ govs in the <a href="/SchoolMeals_/">School Meals Coalition</a> Coalition embed meals in policies &amp; budgets.
โœ”๏ธ <a href="/WFP/">World Food Programme</a> helped 50+ govs take charge &amp; works with more to strengthen policies, funding &amp; capacity.

#ISMD2025
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Breaking news: United Nations๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ resolution formally recognizes School Meals Coalition and the role of the Coalition. Incredible to witness political will at the highest level of international governanceโ€”with the support of the 100+ Coalition Member States already leading this effort! ๐Ÿ‘ #N4GParis

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Powerful step from The Rockefeller Foundation Dr. Rajiv J. Shah: a $100M commitment to reach 100 million children with nutritious #SchoolMeals! This is what it takes: strategic investments to help governments build national systems that can drive sustainable & lasting change for children. #N4GParis

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Congratulations to #Slovenia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ on making strong commitments to advance #SchoolMeals domestically & globally! With decades of experience, this is a leap forward under the leadership of H.E. Tanja Fajon MFEA Slovenia towards ensuring our children have the nutrition they need to thrive.

Congratulations to #Slovenia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ on making strong commitments to advance #SchoolMeals domestically &amp; globally!

With decades of experience, this is a leap forward under the leadership of H.E. <a href="/tfajon/">Tanja Fajon</a> <a href="/MZEZ_RS/">MFEA Slovenia</a> towards ensuring our children have the nutrition they need to thrive.
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๐Ÿ“Œ #WHA78 marked the 1st discussion of #SchoolMeals at the World Health Assembly. โžก๏ธ At a ministerial side event hosted by #Ukraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ with UNICEF, Food and Agriculture Organization, World Health Organization (WHO), #France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท, #Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ & #Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต, #SchoolMeals were discussed as key investments in children's health & education.

๐Ÿ“Œ #WHA78 marked the 1st discussion of #SchoolMeals at the World Health Assembly.

โžก๏ธ At a ministerial side event hosted by #Ukraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ with <a href="/UNICEF/">UNICEF</a>, <a href="/FAO/">Food and Agriculture Organization</a>, <a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a>, #France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท, #Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ &amp; #Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต, #SchoolMeals were discussed as key investments in children's health &amp; education.
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๐Ÿ“…๐Ÿ‘ Today marks 10 years of sustained national leadership in #Haiti ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡น to institutionalise & scale up sourcing local food for #SchoolMeals: The governmentโ€”a member of the @SchoolMeals Coalitionโ€”has scaled local sourcing from 1% in 2015 to 70% today, in line with national

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๐Ÿ“ข ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: Over half a million more children to get free nutritious #SchoolMeals every day in the #UnitedKingdom๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง starting September 2026, as part of Department for Education's plans to break down barriers to opportunity and give children a fair start in life. This historic

๐Ÿ“ข ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: Over half a million more children to get free nutritious #SchoolMeals every day in the #UnitedKingdom๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง  starting September 2026, as part of <a href="/educationgovuk/">Department for Education</a>'s plans to break down barriers to opportunity and give children a fair start in life.

This historic